Maxey did help Travis County (Austin), which defied the strong statewide tide by rejecting the gay marriage ban.

“He’s got some great ideas about how to use technology to identify and organize Democrats, and that was compelling,” Stanford said of Maxey.

Maxey, who served 12 years in the Texas House, headed up Howard Dean’s presidential campaign in Texas. He also is political director for Democracy of Texas.

Democrats can regain the Governor’s Mansion they lost in 1994 when George W. Bush defeated incumbent Gov. Ann Richards simply by getting “Democrats to vote for the Democratic nominee, and Glen can play an important and leading role in that happening,” Bell said.

Maxey contends that technology will help raise both money and message for Bell.